Installation guide

Fig u re 32.2. In st allat io n Met h o d
The Installation Method screen allows you to choose whether to perform a new installation or
an upgrade. If you choose upgrade, the Partition Information and Package Selection
options are disabled. They are not supported for kickstart upgrades.
Choose the type of kickstart installation or upgrade from the following options:
CD-ROM — Choose this option to install or upgrade from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD -ROMs.
NFS — Choose this option to install or upgrade from an NFS shared directory. In the text field for
the NFS server, enter a fully-qualified domain name or IP address. For the NFS directory, enter the
name of the NFS directory that contains the variant directory of the installation tree. For
example, if the NFS server contains the directory /mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/, enter
/mirrors/redhat/i386/ for the NFS directory.
FTP — Choose this option to install or upgrade from an FTP server. In the FTP server text field,
enter a fully-qualified domain name or IP address. For the FTP directory, enter the name of the
FTP directory that contains the variant directory. For example, if the FTP server contains the
directory /mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/, enter /mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/ for the
FTP directory. If the FTP server requires a username and password, specify them as well.
HTTP — Choose this option to install or upgrade from an HTTP server. In the text field for the
HTTP server, enter the fully-qualified domain name or IP address. For the HTTP directory, enter
the name of the HTTP directory that contains the variant directory. For example, if the HTTP
server contains the directory /mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/, enter
/mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/ for the HTTP directory.
Hard Drive — Choose this option to install or upgrade from a hard drive. Hard drive
installations require the use of ISO (or CD -ROM) images. Be sure to verify that the ISO images are
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